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Ferocactus wislizeni
Compass Barrel Cactus
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Photographer: E. Wynn Anderson
ID: 0000 0000 1218 3026 (2018-12-25)Copyright © 2018 Wynn Anderson
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date of photo Oct 22, 2016
latitude 33.70870 longitude 111.97210
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location
North Tatum Blvd., between Pinacle Peak Road and East Jomax Road, Phoenix (Maricopa County, Arizona, US)family
Cactaceae
plant community Sonoran Desert scrub at 1795' (547m)notes large single stem succulent on flat basin plain of coarse volcanic rhyolitic soil and gravels. This large, (5' 9' tall) mature plant leans decidedly to the southwest as is typical of the species to maximize sunlight on the crown for photosynthesis as well as warming the more tender meristem in winter. Hence the common name Compass Barrel.keywords: SON, Sonoran Desert
contributor's ID # SON 632 photo category: Plant - shrub
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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PLANT
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Compass Barrel Cactus, Southwestern Barrel Cactus, Candy Barrel Cactus (photographer)
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